Tissue Recovery Specialist/Preservationist

Job Description

Job Description

Who We Are:

Gift of Life Donor Program is a non-profit agency serving eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. We are responsible for recovering organs and tissue used in lifesaving and life-enhancing transplants.

What Do We Want in a Tissue Recovery Specialist/Preservationist?

Ideally, skilled surgical technologists or EMTs with a passion for saving or changing a life and a minimum of 3+ years of Operating Room experience are preferred.

What’s in it for you?

• Outstanding benefits package including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; tuition assistance, and 403(b) with employer match up to 11%,
• Guaranteed pay for 40 hours.
• As a Tissue Recovery Specialist , rather than just assisting a surgeon, you will learn surgical procedures for tissue procurement
• As a Preservationist, you will work with our transplant surgeons, helping to recover organs and transporting them to their destination hospital(s).
• Opportunity to work with welcoming, inclusive co-workers

Some of the requirements for the Surgical Tech/Tissue Recovery Specialist/Preservationist role include:

• Ideally possess knowledge of surgical aseptic techniques, human anatomy, and physiology .
• Live within 40 minutes of our Philadelphia office
• Have a current Passport or Real ID
• Possesses a reliable vehicle
• Possess a valid Driver’s license and be insurable
• Having strong interpersonal skills to facilitate team building and partnering with colleagues and peers.
• Strong documentation practices

Other essential requirements for a Tissue Recovery Specialist/Preservationist include:

• Able to work a 24-hour 5-day on-call, 3-day non-call schedule
• Ability to operate a 4-wheel drive vehicle and van in fair weather and adverse conditions
• Ability to participate in cases that require transportation by fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter
• Must be capable of travelling anywhere in the United States or Canada

Some of what you’ll be doing as a Tissue Recovery Specialist/Preservationist:

• Tissue Recovery Specialists are trained to perform tissue recoveries, adhering to and exemplifying established protocols and procedures.
• Crosstrain to perform eye banking and perfusion
• Preservationists are trained to work with Transplant Surgeons, assisting during surgery, packaging organs, and potentially transporting them to recipient hospitals.
• Transport surgical recovery teams for organ recovery
• Travel to donor hospitals
• Obtain sterile blood for serology testing. Perform instrument count and sterilization procedures
• Reconstruct, clean, and provide standard postmortem care to the donor
• Clean and return OR to its previous condition

We are an equal opportunity employer and support diversity in our workplace.